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Lerch, Kurt (Kriegsmarine)

Date of birth:
October 20th, 1912 (Stralund/Pomerania, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Sonderführer (Kapitänleutnant)
Unit:
Leiter, Bergungsgruppe Süd
Awarded on:
April 11th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant, Minenschiff, Hafenkapitän
Awarded on:
September 6th, 1944

Mentioned in Ehrenblatt der Kriegsmarine on 8th November 1943.
Ehrentafelspange der Kriegsmarine

Sources

  • - Ailsby Chr., A collector’s guide to: The Kriegsmarine, Ian Allan Publishing, Hersham, 2007.
    - Gericke, B., Die Inhaber des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold, des Deutschen Kreuzes in Silber der Kriegsmarine und die Inhaber der Ehrentafelspange der Kriegsmarine, Biblio Verlag Osnabrück, 1993.
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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